Particle acceleration in a shock wave propagating to an inhomogeneous medium
arXiv:2004.05765 · doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab93c3
Abstract
We investigate effects of upstream density fluctuations on the diffusive shock acceleration by Monte Carlo simulations. The simulations show that particles are reaccelerated in the shock downstream region by a sound wave generated at the shock front. The time scale of turbulent acceleration by the sound wave is estimated. We propose a new back reaction of particles accelerated around the shock front. The accelerated particles generate the upstream density fluctuations by the Drury instability, which are converted to the downstream sound waves by the shock. The downstream sound waves modify the momentum spectrum of particles accelerated around the shock front. This new back reaction affects emission from the accelerated particles, which gives a new constraint on the acceleration efficiency of the diffusive shock acceleration.
arXiv comment8 pages, 4 figures, 1 table, results and discussion updated. Accepted for publication in ApJ
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